Mayer Brown JSM has been recognized as Global PERE’s “Law Firm of the Year (Transactions): Asia” for the fifth consecutive year. The firm received the honor in recognition of its advisory role in numerous important private equity real estate transactions in 2017.

Westmount Asset Management, one of the oldest and largest independent investment firms in Los Angeles, has closed on the sale of Rosemont Investment Partners' stake in the firm to Temperance Partners.

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At the recent European Financial Forum in Dublin, Ireland, Special Counsel Petal Walker spoke on a panel about diversity in the financial services industry. Walker, the former chief counsel to Commissioner Sharon Bowen of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, emphasized the importance of diversity to a company's bottom line, as well as mentoring strategies that foster an inclusive culture.

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A blog post by Leila Gafaar, published on the WilmerHale W.I.R.E. UK blog.2018-02-21T00:00:00-05:002018-02-21T14:50:38ZLeila Gaafarhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/leila_gaafar/leila.gaafar@wilmerhale.com

Mayer Brown announced today that James John Antonopoulos has joined the firm’s global Banking & Finance practice and Structured Finance group as a partner in Chicago. Mr. Antonopoulos joins from Kirkland & Ellis.

Gabriela Kennedy's Asia Pacific column in the latest issue of Computer Law & Security Review features a Mayer Brown JSM article titled "New Developments relating to China’s Cybersecurity Law” by Gabriela Kennedy and Qi Chen.

Gabriela Kennedy and Karen H.F. Lee contribute the Hong Kong chapter for Practical Law’ publication for on communications regulation and outsourcing.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Laura Hammargren (Chicago) is quoted in this article.

Yoshi, Inc., which provides subscription service for on-site car maintenance and gas delivery, announced that it closed $13.7 million in Series A funding to further accelerate its rapid growth.

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This Client Alert examines the recently released 2018 examination priorities issued by the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.

2018-02-20T00:00:00-05:002018-02-20T20:49:19ZTimothy F. Silvahttps://www.wilmerhale.com/timothy_silva/timothy.silva@wilmerhale.comSeth Davishttps://www.wilmerhale.com/seth_davis/seth.davis@wilmerhale.com

Bylined article by Tax Transactions & Consulting partner Mark Leeds (New York).

Banking & Financing partner Paul Forrester (Chicago) is quoted in this article.

Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement partner Jeffrey Taft (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement partner Jeffrey Taft (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

The Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association will have profound implications for sports betting in the United States and will potentially open the door to such betting in tribal casinos across the country.

2018-02-20T00:00:00-05:002018-02-20T15:27:27ZChristopher E. Babbitthttps://www.wilmerhale.com/Christopher_Babbitt/christopher.babbitt@wilmerhale.comJonathan Bresslerhttps://www.wilmerhale.com/jonathan_bressler/jonathan.bressler@wilmerhale.comClaire Chunghttps://www.wilmerhale.com/claire_chung/claire.chung@wilmerhale.com

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy partner Rajesh De (Washington DC) was featured on MSNBC.

Employment & Benefits partner Paul Virtue (Washington DC) was quoted in this article.

Corporate & Securities partner Bill Kucera (Chicago) was quoted in this article.

Bylined article by Corporate & Securities partner Jennifer Keating (Chicago) and Government Relations & Public Law and International Trade partner Timothy Keeler (Washington DC).

Bylined article by Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Bill Michael and Corporate & Securities partner Bill Kucera (both Chicago).